diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/generic/wrap.sh b/pkgs/development/python-modules/generic/wrap.sh
index 9f3803f791b..65f3229ca7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/generic/wrap.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/generic/wrap.sh
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@ wrapPythonProgramsIn() {
         _addToPythonPath $i
     done
 
-    program_PYTHONPATH='$(
-        # activate site if installed
-        bindir=$(dirname "$0")
-        pysite="$bindir/pysite"
-        relpath=$(test -x "$pysite" && "$pysite" path)
-        echo -n ${relpath:+"$relpath":}
-)'"$program_PYTHONPATH"
-
     for i in $(find "$dir" -type f -perm +0100); do
 
         # Rewrite "#! .../env python" to "#! /nix/store/.../python".
@@ -33,7 +25,7 @@ wrapPythonProgramsIn() {
         if head -n1 "$i" | grep -q /python; then
             echo "wrapping \`$i'..."
             wrapProgram "$i" \
-                --prefix PYTHONPATH ":" "$program_PYTHONPATH" \
+                --prefix PYTHONPATH ":" $program_PYTHONPATH \
                 --prefix PATH ":" $program_PATH
         fi
     done
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/site/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/site/default.nix
index c2dc99d5a43..98a14850dbe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/site/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/site/default.nix
@@ -12,16 +12,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       dst=$out/lib/${python.libPrefix}/site-packages
       mkdir -p $dst
       cat ${./site.py} >> $dst/site.py
-
-      # by providing content for bin/ we make sure, that python or
-      # some other script is linked instead of the bin/ directory
-      # itself. This is needed for the wrappers to make all site
-      # packages available if site is installed.
-      mkdir $out/bin
-      cat ${./pysite} >> $out/bin/pysite
-      substituteInPlace $out/bin/pysite \
-          --replace PYTHON_LIB_PREFIX ${python.libPrefix}
-      chmod +x $out/bin/pysite
     '';
 
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/site/pysite b/pkgs/development/python-modules/site/pysite
deleted file mode 100644
index b10a24014ce..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/site/pysite
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-python=PYTHON_LIB_PREFIX
-
-case "$1" in
-    path)
-        echo $(dirname $0)/../lib/$python/site-packages
-        ;;
-    *)
-        echo Usage:
-        echo "  $(basename $0) path"
-        exit 1
-esac